新概念英语第二册-课后摘要写作与选择答案

1、摘要写作参考答案（Key to Summary writing ）Unit 1Lesson 1A Private ConversationThe writer went to the theatre last week.He did't enjoy the play.A young man and a young woman were sitting behind him.They were talking loudly.The writer couldn't hear the actors.He turned round.He said he couldn't hea

2、r a word.The young man said,'This is a private conversation!'.(53 words)Lesson 2Breakfast or LunchThe writer always gets up late on Sundays.He got up late last Sunday.His aunt telephoned then.She had just arrived by train.She was coming to see him.He said,'I am still having breakfast'

3、;.His aunt was surprised.It was one o'clock.(45 words) Lesson 3 Please Send Me a CardPostcards always spoil the writer's holidays.He spent his holiday in Italy last summer.Hetought about postcards every day.He didn't send any cards to his friends.He bought thirty-seven cards on the last

4、day.He staied at home all day.He didn't write any cards.(47 words)Lesson 4An Exciting TripThe writer has just received a letter from his brother,Tim.Tim is an engineer.He has been inAustralia for six months.He has already visited many places.He is in Alice Springs now.Tim has never been abroad b

5、efore.He is enjoying his trip very much.(48 words)Lesson 5No Wrong NumbersThe writer has just moved to a house in Bridge Street.A beggar knocked at her door yesterday.He sang songs.The writer gave him a meal and a glass of beer in return for this.The beggar's name is Percy Buttons.He calls at ev

6、ery house once a month.(50 words)Lesson 7Too LateDetectives were waiting at the airport all morning.They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.Two men took the parcel of the plane.Two detectives opened it.The parcel was full of stones and sand.(39 words)Lesson 8The Best and

7、WorstJoe Sanders has the best garden in town.He wins 'The Nicest Garden Competition'each year.Bill has a fine garden.Joe's is better.The writer's garden is terrible.He always win a little prize for the competition.(37 words)Lesson 9A Cold WelcomeWe went to the Town Hall on New Year&#

8、39;s Eve.There were a lot of people there.The Town Hall clock will strike twelve in twenty minutes.At five to twelve,it stopped.It refused to welcome the New Year.The crowd began to laugh and sing.(46 words)Lesson 10Not for JazzWe own an old clavichord.It was made in 1681.My grandfather bought the i

9、nstrument many years ago.A visitor damaged it recently.She tried to play jazz on it.She broke two of the strings.My father's friend is repairing it now.(45 words)Lesson 11One Return Deserves AnotherI was having dinner at a restaurant.I see Tony Steele after a while.He always borrows money from h

10、is friends.Tony sat at my table.I asked him to lend me twenty pounds.He gave me the money at once.He wanted me to pay for his dinner.(49 words)Lesson 12Goodbye and Good LuckWe'll meet Captain Charles Alison at Portsmouth Harbour eary tomorrow moring.He will be in his small boat,Topsail.He will l

11、eave at eight o'clock.We'll say goodbye to him.He will take part in an importantrace across the Atlantic.(40 words)Lesson 13The Greenwood BoysThe Greenwood Boys are singers.They will be coming here tomorrow.Most of the young people will be meeting them at the station.They will gave five peif

12、ormances.The police will be trying to keep order as usual.(38 words)Lesson 14Do You Speak EnglishThe writer gave a lift to a young man in the south of France last year.They greated each other in French.The writer doesn't speak any French.They sat in silence.The young man said,'Do you speak E

13、nglish?' at the end of the journey.He was English himself.(49 words)Lesson 15Good NewsMr.Harmsworth wanted see me.I felt nervous.I went into his office.He said business was very bad.The firm couldn't pay such large salaries.Twenty people had already left.He didn't ask me to leave.He offe

14、red me an extra thousand pounds a year!(47 words)Lesson 16A Polite RequestTraffic police usually give you a ticket if you park your car in the wrong place.The writer found a polite note on his car in Sweden.The traffic policeman wanted him to pay attention to their street sighs.Everyone can't fa

15、il to obey a request like this.(48 words)Lesson 17Always YoungMy aunt Jennifer is an actress.She is over thirty years old.She often appears on the stage as a young girl.Jennifer will act the part of a girl of seventeen in a new play soon.She never tells anyone how old she really is.(46 words)Lesson

16、18It Often Does ThisThe writer had lunch at a village pub.She couldn't find her bag after her meal.She couldn't pay the bill.The landlord soon found it for her.His dog had taken it into the garden.(36 words)Lesson 19Sold OutThe play was going to begin at any moment.I asked for two tickets.Th

17、ere were none left.Susan and I were disappointted.A man hurried to the ticket office just then.He returned two tickets.They were for next Wednesday's performance.I bought them.(45 words)Lesson 20One Man in a BoatFishing is the writer's favourite sport.Some unlucky fisherman catch old boots a

18、nd rubbish.The writer isn't not so lucky.He never catches anything.He isn't really interested in fishing.He is only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all.(44 words)Lesson 21Mad or NotThe writer is slowly going mad.He lives near anairport.Passing planes can be heard nightan

19、d day.Most of his neighbours have left their homes.He has been offered money to leave.He determined to stay here.Everyone says he must be mad.They are probably right.(49 words)Lesson 22A Glass EnvelopJane crossed the Channel last year.She threw a bottle into the sea.It contains a piece of paper with

20、 her name and address on it.She received a letter from a girl in Holland ten months later.They write to each other regularly now.They send their letters by post.(50 words)Lesson 23A New HouseMy sister will come to England next year.If she comes,she will get a surprise.I have a new house in the count

21、ry.I have invited my sister to star with me.It is a very modern house.It has get many large rooms and a lovely garden.(48 words)Lesson 24It Could Be WorseI had just lost fifty pounds.I felt very upset.I told the manager about it.He couldn't do anything.He began complain about this wicked world.A

22、 girl came in with the money just then.She had found it outside my room.There is still some honesty in this world.(51 words)Unit 2Lesson 25Do the English Speak EnglishI arrived at a railway station in London and asked a porter the way to my hotel,but he couldn tunderstand me. He understood me at las

23、t but I couldn t understand his answer. My teacher neverspoke English like that. The porter said I shall learn English soon. Each person speaks a differentlanguage in England. They understand each other but I don t understand them.(67 words)Lesson 26The Best Art CritistThewriter studies art and pain

24、ts a lot of pictures. Many people don t really understand moderart. Paintings don t always have a meaning.areTheysomething pretty patterns. Young childrennot only appreciate modern paintings better than others,but noticed more also. The writer sister went into his room yesterday and examined his new

25、 picture. He had hung it upside down and she noticed this immediately.(67 words)Lesson 27A Wet NightThe boys put up their tent in the middle of a flied and cooked over an open fire. They told stories and sang songs after their meal but it began to rain so they crept into their tent. The boys woke up

26、 in the middle of the night. The tent was full of water so they rushed outside. A stream had formed in the field and flowed right under their tent.(68 words)Lesson 28No ParkingJasper White believes in ancient myths. Car owners always park their cars outside his gate so he has put up No Parking signs

27、 but they haven paidt any attention to them. He has put an uglystone head over the gate. It is Medusa s head. He wants her to turn cars and their owners to stonebut she hasn t done so yet.(62 words)Lesson 29TaxiCaptain Ben Fawcett has bought a small Swiss aeroplane and uses it as a taxi. It is calle

28、d aPorter . It can not only carry seven passengers, but can land anywhere also. Captain Fawcett has taken passengers to many strange places. He refused to fly a businessman to Rockall. The journey was too dangerous.(56 words)Lesson 30Football or poloThe writer sat by the river last Sunday. Some chil

29、dren were playing games nearby. One of the children kicked a ball hard and it went towards a passing boat. The man in the boat neither saw the ball nor heard people shouting. The ball hit the man and the children ran away. However, the man was not angry and he threw the ball back to the bank. (67 wo

30、rds)Lesson 31Success story？Frank Hawkins was telling the writer about his experiences as a young man.Frank used to work ina small shop as a boy.He used to repair bicyclesthere.He bought his own shop in 1958 and hemade spare parts for aeroplanes in his twenties.He employed a lot of people in a few ye

31、ars.Hiswife came into the room after a while.She wanted him to repair their grandson's bicycle.(68words)Lesson 32Shopping made easyA detective watched a well-dressed woman in a large store one Monday.She bought a few small articles and she chose an expensive dress.The assistant wrapped it up for

32、 her and the woman took it with her.She did not pay for it,so the detective arrested her. The assistant was her daughter. She gave her mother a free dress once a week.(60 words)Lesson 33Out of the darknessThe girl set out from the coast one afternoon and was caught in a storm.Her boat struck a rock,

33、so she jumped into the sea.She swam eight miles that night.She reached the shore early next morning.She had seen a light high up on the cilffs and she cllimbed up.She found herself in hospital a day later.(55 words)Lesson 34Quick workDan Robinson was worried.He had received a letter from the local p

34、olice.Yesterday he went to the station.He is not worried any more.The police have found his bicycle.Dan was not only surprised but amused as well.His bicycle was stolen twenty years ago.He was fifteen then.(44 words)Lesson 35 Stop thief!Roy is finding his new job as a bus driver exciting.He saw two

35、thieves in Catford Street recently.They were running out of a shop and Roy drove his bus straight at them,so they dropped the stolen money and got into a car.Roy drove his bus into the back of their car then and damaged it.Afte this he telephoned the police.Both men were arrested later. (64 words)Le

36、sson 36 Across the ChannelDebbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow.She is eleven and she is a strong swimmer.Debbie has been trained by her father.He will follow her in a small boat.Debbie's mother will be waiting on the English coast.She swam the Channel herself when she

37、 was a girl.(49 words)Lesson 37 The Olympic GamesThe Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years' time,so the government will be putting up new buildings just outside the capital.Kurt Gunter has designed the buildings and workers will have completed the new stadium by the end of next

38、 year.The Games will be held in this country for the first time and we are looking forward to them. (62 words)Lesson 38 Everything except the weatherThe writer's friend,Harrison,had spent many years in the Mediterranean,but he wanted to retire in England so he bought a house in the country.The s

39、ummer that year was very bad and he complained about the weather.In the end Harrison not only sold the house but also left the country.(48 words)Lesson 39 Am I all right?Dr.Millington refused to tell his patient,Mr.John Gilbert,whether his operation had been successful.The next day the patient telep

40、honed Dr.Millington and inquired about a certain patient,Mr.John Gilbert.The doctor answered a number of questions about the patient and then asked whether the caller was a relative.The caller then told him who he was.(50 words)Lesson 40 Food and talkThe writer sat beside Mrs. Rumbold at the dinner

41、party.He tried to make comversation, but she was busy eating.He talked about the new play at 'The Globe' and about the holidays.She answered his questions briefly.Then he asked her if she was enjoying her dinner and she answered that if he have eaten morn and talked less, they would both hav

42、e a good dinner.(63 words)Lesson 41Do You Call That a HatThe wirter's wife was trying on a hat and he didn't like it. He sat down and waited for her.Thenthey began arguing again.He had bought a terrible tie the day before but his wife didn t lsaid, manA can never have too many ties.' His

43、 wife used exactly the same argument and she bought the hat. It looked like a lighthouse.(67 words)Lesson 42 Not Very MusicalWe watched a snake charmer in a square in Old Delhi. He had a long pipe and two large baskets. He played a tune and the snake in one of the baskets rose to follow the movement

44、s of the pipe. Then the snake charmer played modern tunes but the snake continued to dance slowly. It didn't know the difference between Indian music and jazz.(64 words)Lesson 43Over the South PoleLesson 44 Through the ForestTwo men tried to steal Mrs.Sterling's handbag. She was having a pic

45、nic at the time. They took the bag after a struggle and ran through the trees. She ran after them and caught up with them. The men had sat down and were going through the contents of the bag. Mrs.Sterling ran straight at them so they dropped the bag and ran away.(66 words)Lesson 45 A Clear Conscienc

46、eThe local buther,Sam Benton,was taking his savings to the post office but he lost his wallet. Sam not only received half his money three months later,but received a note as well.The note said: thief,yes,but only 50 per cent a thief!'The thief included a note every time he sent Sam moremoney. Th

47、e last note said: I am 100 per cent honest now! (68 words)Lesson 46 Expensive and UncomfortableThe plane from London arrived at Sydney airport and workers unloaded a number of wooden boxes. They contained clothing. One of the boxes was extremely heavy so a worker opened it. He found a man on top of

48、a pile of woolen goods. The man was arrested. He had travelled in the box from London. He had to pay 3,500 pounds. An ordinary tickets costs 2,000 pounds.(65 words)Lesson 47 A Thirsty GhostMr. Ian Thompson bought a public house recently but it is haunted,so he is going to sale it. Therewas a strange

49、 noise in the bar one night and the room was in disorder next morning. Mr. Thompson found five em pty whisky bottles. He doesn t believe that some villagers broke into the bar and had a drink. Anybody in the village doesn t want to the pub.(68 words)Lesson 48 Did You Want to Tell Me SomethingThe den

50、tist in the story had pulled out one of the writer s teeth and had told him to rest for a while. He asked several questions but the writer couldn answert them. His mouth was full of cotton wool. He suddenly discovered something wrong but he couldn sayt anything. The dentist eventually removed the co

51、tton wool from his mouth and the writer told him he had pulled out thewrong tooth.(72 words)Unit 3:Lesson 49The end of a dreamA young man in Teheran bought a real bed for the first time in his life.He slept on the roof of his house because the weather was hot.Three nights later,the bed was swept off

52、 the roof during a storm.The man was not only unhurt but still on his mattress.As the bed was in pieces,he carried his mattress indoors and after he had put it on the floor he went back to sleep. (72 words)Lesson 50Taken for a rideThe writer wanted to go go Woodford Green but as he didn't know t

53、he way,the conductor promised to tell him where to get off.When they arrived at the bus terminus,the writer asked if they were at Woodford Green.The conductor then realized that he had forgotten to put him off.The writer stayed on the bus because it was going back. (59 words)Lesson 51Reward for virt

54、ueHugh is so fat that he has gone on a diet.He has forbidden himself all the foods he likes but he has not lost weight.When the writer visited him yesterday,he hid a large parcel under his desk.The parcel contained chocolates and sweets.Hugh said that he had to reward himself occasionally because hi

55、s diet was so strict. (56 words)Lesson 52A pretty carpetThe writer has been trying to get his new room in order all morning.This has proved difficult because he owns over a thousand books which cover every inch of floor space at the moment.His sister helped him to carry one of his old bookcases up t

56、he stairs a short while ago.She got a surprise when she saw the room,but she thought that the books made a pretty carpet. (68 words)Lesson 53Hot snakeNow that firemen have put out a big forest fire in California,they have been trying to discover its cause.There was no evidence that it was started by

57、 broken glass or a cigarette end.However a fireman has just solved the mystery.He noticed the remains os a snake which had been dropped by a bird on to some electric wires.In winding itself round the wires,the snake had sent sparks to the ground and this caused the fire.(75 words)Lesson 54Sticky fingersAs soon as the writer returned home from the shops she began to make some meat pies.When the telephone rang soon afterwards,her fingers were very sticky.She spent ten minutes talking to Helen Bates on the telephone.After that she looked at the mess she had made.Her fingers,the tele